装傻 (zhuāng shǎ) — to pretend to be stupid or naive, to play dumb

Définition

装 (zhuāng) here means 'pretend' and 傻 means 'stupid/naive' — together 'to play dumb' to dodge a question, avoid blame, or get out of a situation. Often accusatory, as in 你装什么傻? ('What are you playing dumb for?').

verb
to pretend to be stupid or naiveto play dumb

Exemples

  • 装傻
    Bié zhuāng shǎ le, nǐ míng míng zhī dào dá àn.
    Don't play dumb — you clearly know the answer.
  • Tā zhuāng le yì huí shǎ, cái duǒ guò zhuī wèn.
    He pretended to be stupid once to dodge the questioning.
  • Nǐ zhuāng shén me shǎ? zhè shì r jiù shì nǐ gān de.
    What are you playing dumb for? You're the one who did this.

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